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New COVID-19 Infections In Long-Term Care Facilities Dip, Despite Overall Increase

Outbreaks during spring 2020 at facilities like Glenburn Home (pictured above) dominated headlines, and health officials warn more could be on the horizon.
Outbreaks during spring 2020 at facilities like Glenburn Home (pictured above) dominated headlines, and health officials warn more could be on the horizon.

Indiana reported 114 new positive COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities this week. 

That brings the total cases among long-term care facility residents close to 5,700.

While the spread of disease has slowed throughout facilities in recent weeks, three new facilities reported their first case and death last week.

More than 1,200 Hoosiers living in long-term care facilities have died from COVID-19. That accounts for nearly half of Indiana’s recorded deaths.

READ MORE:  More Than 200 Hoosiers Living In Nursing Homes Contracted COVID-19 Last Week

About a third of Indiana facilities have experienced at least one death. The state plans to release facility-level publicly for the first time later this month.

For the latest news and resources about COVID-19, bookmark our Coronavirus In Indiana page  here.

Brock E.W. Turner is a reporter for Indiana Public Media covering COVID-19, politics, and Indiana's urban-rural divide. Brock has been awarded regional Edward R. Murrow Awards each of the past two years. A native Hoosier, Brock is a graduate of DePauw University.